Maryland Notebook
September 14, 2007 12:56 AM | General
September 13, 2006
Game Captains: Game captains against the Terrapins were senior defensive backs Antonio Lewis, Larry Williams and Eric Wicks and senior fullback Owen Scmitt.
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| Linebackeer Marc Magro gets one of West Virginia's five sacks Thursday night against Maryland.
All-Pro Photography/Dale Sparks |
Coach Rich Rodriguez selects game captains each week. Permanent team captains will be elected at the end of the regular season.
For Starters: There were no first-time starters for WVU in the Maryland game. A total of 35 Mountaineers have at least one career starter. Tops on that list are senior defensive lineman Keilen Dykes (34), senior safety Eric Wicks (28), junior offensive lineman Ryan Stanchek (24), senior wide receiver Darius Reynaud (23) and junior tailback Steve Slaton (23).
Dingle Fumble Recovery: Johnny Dingle recovered Jordan Steffy’s early first quarter fumble on the Terrapins’ first play. The recovery was the first of his career.
White’s Touchdown Run: Patrick White’s 22-yard touchdown run in the first quarter marked his fourth touchdown run of the year and 29th of his career. White has now run for at least one touchdown in each of his last four games.
Missed Red Zone Opportunity: Through the first quarter of the Maryland game, WVU was 11-of-11 on red zone opportunities, so far this season, converting all of those for touchdowns. WVU’s first field goal attempt of the season and the resulting miss marked just the fourth time that WVU failed to score in the opponent’s red zone with Pat White as WVU’s starting quarterback.
Wick’s Picks: Eric Wicks’ interception late in the second quarter marked his first of the season and sixth of his career. It marked WVU’s third interception on the year and at least one in each game so far this season. He later tallied his second interception of the game on the final play of the first half. His two picks marked his first career multi-interception contest.
Slaton Reaches 100 Yards Rushing: Against the Terrapins, Steve Slaton reached the 100-yard rushing plateau for the 18th time in his career and third time this season. He finished the night with 26 carries for 137.
With his output, Slaton moved into a tie with Boston College’s Derrick Knight (2000-03) for fourth place on the BIG EAST’s career 100 yard rushing contests. The all-time BIG EAST leader in that category is former Mountaineer Avon Cobourne (1999-2002) who posted 28 in his career.
Slaton’s Touchdown Runs: Steve Slaton’s three rushing touchdowns (22, 1, 1) mark the 39th, 40th and 41st of his career. Slaton becomes just the fourth player in school history to amass 40 career rushing touchdowns (Rodgers, Cobourne and Zereoue).
He is now just two rushing touchdowns shy of breaking WVU’s career rushing touchdown record of 42 (Ira Errett Rodgers/1915-19 and Avon Cobourne/1999-2002).
Slaton has now rushed for at least two touchdowns in each of the season’s first three games. His three-touchdown game against the Terrapins marked the fifth time in his career he has rushed for three or more touchdowns in a contest.
His two touchdowns marked the 13th-time in his career that he has rushed for at least two scores in a single contest.
Slaton also moved into a tie for third-place on the BIG EAST’s career touchdowns list with Rutgers’ Brian Leonard with 45 career touchdowns.
Devine Intervention: Noel Devine’s 76-yard rush in the third quarter marked his longest career rush and tied a school record set by Jim Moss against William & Mary in 1962 for the longest non-touchdown run in school history.
He also tallied his first career 100 yard rushing contest in just his third career game. After two carries, Devine had 107 yards rushing on just two carries. He finished the game with 136 yards on five carries (27.2 avg.).
300 Yards Rushing: With its 353 yards rushing against the Terrapins, WVU improves to 25-2 during the Rich Rodriguez era when it records 300 or more team rushing yards in a contest. WVU improves to 3-0 so far this season when doing so.
Four Straight Against Maryland: WVU’s 31-14 win against the Terrapins marked the first four-game winning streak by the Mountaineers in the long-standing series with UMD.
30 Is Enough: Dating back to 1980, WVU now holds a 128-7-1 record when scoring 30 or more points in a contest. WVU also improves to 46-1 since 2000 when scoring 30 or more in a contest.
